Owl on the Prowl

1/800 at f/5.6

After many hours and many attempts to find a snowy owl, my friends Dann and Joy and I found one on State Beach. We were inching closer and closer when the owl lifted off, banked, and flew right by me. For once, I was ready, and got three good shots. I was using auto-focus, and was never so grateful for the smart people at Nikon. The camera focusing system is smart enough to focus on the bird's body, not the wing. That resulted in a good sharp image of the owl's eye, watching us very warily.